The number of people affected by violence in South Sudan surged by 35 percent in the last three months of 2023 due to intercommunal conflict, the United Nations has said.
The UN Mission in South Sudan documented 233 incidents of violence affecting 862 people. In a report released on March 18, it said 406 people were killed, 293 were injured, 100 were abducted, and 63 were subjected to conflict-related sexual violence.
Violence caused by ethnic tensions and disputes over resources such as land has increased in various parts of the country in recent months, particularly in Abyei. Straddling an ill-defined border between Sudan and South Sudan, Abyei has been claimed by both countries since South Sudan declared independence from Sudan in 2011.
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